Calabrian dialects
E796738
Calabrian dialects are a group of closely related Italo-Romance varieties spoken in the Calabria region of southern Italy, reflecting a mix of Latin, Greek, and other historical linguistic influences.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calabrian Romance dialects | 1 |
| Calabrian Sicilian | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italo-Romance dialect group
ⓘ
Romance language variety ⓘ |
| arealFeature |
distinctive future and conditional morphology
ⓘ
retention of some Greek loanwords ⓘ strong palatalization of Latin /k/ and /g/ before front vowels ⓘ use of enclitic pronouns ⓘ use of periphrastic constructions with ‘stare’ and gerund ⓘ use of stressed vowel systems distinct from Standard Italian ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Neapolitan language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sicilian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coexistWith |
Arbëreshë dialects in Calabria
ⓘ
Calabrian Greek dialects ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Vulgar Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegionalVariety |
Calabro-Sicilian dialects
ⓘ
Catanzarese dialect ⓘ Central Calabrian dialects ⓘ Cosentino dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ Crotone dialect ⓘ Grecanic-influenced Calabrian dialects ⓘ Locride dialects ⓘ Northern Calabrian dialects ⓘ Reggino dialect ⓘ Southern Calabrian dialects ⓘ Vibonese dialect ⓘ |
| historicalInfluenceFrom |
Aragonese rule in Southern Italy
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Magna Graecia Greek colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman rule in Southern Italy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arabic language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek language NERFINISHED ⓘ Neapolitan language NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman French NERFINISHED ⓘ Occitan language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sicilian language NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Romance languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Italian dialect continuum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionHasMinorityLanguage |
Arbëreshë Albanian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Calabria Greek (Greko) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sociolinguisticStatus | often considered dialects rather than separate languages in Italy ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizedAs | non-standard with mostly oral use ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Italo-Romance languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAlongside | Standard Italian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByCommunity | Calabrian people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Calabrian Sicilian
this entity surface form:
Calabrian Romance dialects
subject surface form:
Cosenza